Czech Republic news

Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May), offering guests a chance to explore sauna and steamroom experiences ... More

International hospitality and leisure advisory firm RLA Global, known for its industry reports on wellness property revenues, has appointed Henning Matthiesen as non-executive director. Matthiesen ... More

One of Europe’s largest operators of health spa hotels, Ensana, has announced its plans to double its international portfolio by 2030. Founded in 2019, the ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) Association discussed the spa towns’ legacies at the first general assembly under the leadership of new chair Oliver ... More

Basic-Fit has acquired German franchise, Clever Fit, taking its estate to 2,150 clubs and making it Europe's biggest owner-operator of gyms by number of sites. ... More

Spa season 2025 will be launched this weekend in the historic spa town of Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, as members of the Great ... More

W Hotels, the Marriott-owned luxury hospitality brand, has debuted its signature AWAY Spa concept in the Czech Republic with the launch of W Prague, a ... More

Nearly 100 students gathered in Baden bei Wien, Austria, last week to take part in the first-ever youth project hosted by the Great Spa Towns ... More

European health spa operator Ensana has announced the strategic appointment of Dr László Puczkó as senior health spa advisor. Established in 2019, Ensana manages 28 ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) has announced the successful approval of its funding application under the European Town Twinning Programme. This funding will ... More

The Active Czech Foundation hosted its first annual Active Czech Conference earlier this month, in Prague, conducted in both Czech and English. The conference was ... More

The Italian thermal town of Montecatini Terme will welcome 30 delegates from the Great Spa Towns of Europe Association (GSTEA) this week when it hosts ... More

European health spa hotel operator Ensana has announced plans to operate its first Bulgarian location this October. Launched in 2019, Ensana manages 27 hotels in ... More

During 25-26 April, the UK's first-ever national Aufguss Championship contest took place at luxury UK hotel and destination spa Rudding Park in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. ... More

European health spa hotel operator Ensana is growing its portfolio with a flagship destination in Greece. Launched in 2019, Ensana manages 27 hotels in the ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe Association (GSTEA) has announced the appointment of Chiara Ronchini as its new secretary general, effective from 13 February 2023. ... More

Members of the Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) have gathered in Františkovy Lázně in the Czech Republic this week to take part in the ... More

Newly-formed industry body The Great Spa Towns of Europe association has appointed Stefan Szirucsek as its new board chair. As of July 2021, The Great ... More

Saturday 11 June 2022 will mark the 11th anniversary of Global Wellness Day (GWD), an annual event hosted to emphasise the importance of wellness and ... More

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have been selected as the architect for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague, Czech Republic. The first national concert hall to ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe, one of UNESCO's newest World Heritage Sites, has launched an association to deliver the future management and protection of ... More

Sauna Aid is a new multi-country initiative, sponsored by the International Sauna Association (ISA), providing movable sauna facilities and supportive volunteers to displaced Ukrainians fleeing ... More

Adults living in Italy can cash in on a €200 (£170, US$235) spa voucher thanks to the Italian Government’s recent €53m (£44.9m, US$62.2m) stimulus package ... More

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honoured 11 European spa towns and added them to its esteemed World Heritage List. The ... More

Investigations by HCM have revealed a correlation between countries with lower obesity rates and those where governments have kept gyms open during lockdowns. HCM found ... More